Atlanta Falcons must take advantage of this struggling Rams superstar

The Atlanta Falcons will be traveling to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles to take on the Rams who are playing in their second straight home game to open up the season.

The Los Angeles Rams suffered a beatdown to the Buffalo Bills in the NFL’s 2022 kickoff game. They were beaten 31-10 to a Bills team that looks like the best team in the NFL through week one.

Now it is the Falcons’ turn to take on the reigning champs who have a few of the NFL’s best players, but one of them has been struggling mightily recently and the Falcons must take advantage of that.

Jalen Ramsey is struggling in a big way and the Atlanta Falcons must take advantage

The Atlanta Falcons are outmatched by the Los Angeles Rams but if they can find a way to expose a few of the weak spots for LA then they might have a shot at the upset.

One of those weak spots has been cornerback Jalen Ramsey. The last time Ramsey played the Falcons it was actually his first time playing for the Rams and he was not great as he gave up 70 yards but did force a fumble.

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Jalen might be coming off the worst stretch — that dates back to the playoffs in January and February — of his career. He has simply been torched on the field.

Here are the stats he has allowed according to Pro Football Focus in three out of his last four games:

• Divisional Round vs. TB: 6/11, 104 yards, 17.3 yards per reception, long of 55 yards, 1 touchdown, 117.2 passer rating
• Super Bowl vs. CIN: 5/9, 160 yards, 32 yards per reception, long of 75 yards, 1 touchdown, 137.5 passer rating
• Week 1 vs. BUF: 5/6, 103 yards, 20.6 yards per reception, long of 53 yards, 2 touchdowns, 158.3 (perfect) passer rating

He did have a good game in the Conference Championship Round against the 49ers where he didn’t give up a single yard, but that doesn’t make up for those clunkers.

In three of his prior four games, he has allowed 16/26 passes to be completed for 367 yards and four touchdowns.

That is an area where the Atlanta Falcons must take advantage because his confidence is probably at an all-time low and you can expose that with Drake London or Kyle Pitts.

While those numbers are quite terrible any way you look at them, it was against three elite passing offenses and some excellent receivers. The Falcons haven’t exactly proven to be an elite passing team but if Marcus Mariota has the time, the offense has the potential to shred Jalen Ramsey and a secondary that is struggling as a whole.

It is something to watch closely. How will the rookie play against one of the league’s premiere corners? And will Arthur Smith use Kyle Pitts in a position where Ramsey covers him? We shall see when the Falcons take the field on Sunday against the defending champs.